RR BBQ Tour - Come One, Come All
Hi, Hello, & Welcome from the West Side aka the BEST SIDE! It's your favorite malcontent with a heart of gold, and I'm here to invite you to the latest installment of summer fun on Red Reporter.
After the success of last year's burger tour (The first stop was EPIC, and then there was the time I tried to kill myself), it has been decided that we're going to do it again this year. Since burgers are sooooooooooo last year we're attempting to find the best BBQ in the Queen City this time around. obc, 'tHan, BK, Ash, Mads, & myself will be involved as always, but we need YOUR help to make this great.
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There have been many who have accused Red Reporter of being cliquish, and to be honest I can see where they may get that impression. We tend to beat the hell out of inside jokes, some of which stretch WAY back (remember how great 'nukkah's mom was in bed or how bitchtits came rumbling in from LF? How many kids do I have?). It can be unnerving to come to a Reds blog and see us all running around like chickens with our heads cut off arguing about God, trains, smoking, Mac vs. PCs, cats vs. dogs, etc. It also doesn't help that we all tend to look after each other in a "I can argue with/make fun of them all I want, but how dare you????" sort of way, which only fosters a separatist environment.
I'm here to dispel any notion of a clique. I want to inspire all of you readers-not-posters to come out of your shell and become one of us. We're good people and better yet, most of us actually know what we're talking about when it come to Reds baseball. I personally promise to take care of you if you post a dissenting opinion and are unfairly attacked. No one here likes me as it is, so it'll be us against the world baby. :)
For the BBQ tour, I'm calling out each and every one of you lurkers with this offer - for any member of this site that I have never met in person (I can look this shit up, you best be registered fool) who walks up to me at a RR BBQ tour stop this summer, I will buy you one drink of your choice ($10 max, I'm not made of money here people). We're an affable group; easy to get along with, fun to be around, and easy to take home if you wink and shake your hips just right. I'm looking at you, johnu1. I think if we manage to get you and Mads in the same room Hunter S. Thompson might come back to life just to see what the fuck all the commotion is about.
Some of RR's greatest moments have occurred when we've met up in person and realized, "Hey, these guys are pretty normal!". Slyde makes the occasional guest appearance, as well as snohio, farney, and a host of other familiar names. My ultimate vision in all of this is for people to put a face and voice (more importantly a tone of voice) to an online moniker. It makes a huge difference when you can "hear" someone making a snarky comment and infer that they're just being silly and not attacking one of your core beliefs.
Now that I'm done rambling and trying to heal the fractured userbase of RR, let's get down to business. Since Mads bowls on Wednesdays, we're going to do this on Thursdays this year. The generally agreed upon time to meet is 7:00 PM Cincinnati time. I'm nominating March 18th (one week from yesterday) as our first stop. I understand that this 'tHan's birthday, but it's also the first day of the NCAA tournament and that brings with it the prospect of drink/food specials and good times had by all. If anyone has a huge issue with this day, express your concerns below and be prepared for me to dismiss them out of hand.
The biggest question is, where do we eat? I've narrowed our first week choices to
the following with website, a general location, and review courtesy of yelp.com:
Jim Dandy's Family BBQ - (Sharonville) - REVIEW
Big Art's - (Northgate) - REVIEW
Walt's BBQ - (Colerain) - REVIEW
Q's Raxx(useless site, don't click) - (Arlington Heights, sort of) - REVIEW(@urbanspoon, since this place is new)
Pit To Plate - (Northgate) - REVIEW
For those of you who are about to say something dumb along the lines of "OMG WTF WHERE THELL IS MONTGOMERY INN?"......I promise you, there is a plan. I'll mix in some of the heavy favorites as we go along, but I want to give the local places a decent shot.
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Some day...
I’m totally going to come out to Ohio and go to one of these. Maybe next time I’m visiting the grandparents- but who knows when that’ll be :P
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
youre a terrible grandson, crolfer
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 12, 2010 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
Hey- I have work...
It’s not like that.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
Geographically speaking, you should do Jim Dandy's, then Big Art's, then Walt's, then KT BBQ, then BBQ Revue
And if you’re into BBQ chains, then City BBQ, of which I recommend the Hyde Park location
I haven’t heard anything good about Q’s Raxx, or Pit to Plate.
BBQ Revue will win this year’s battle, mark it, dude.
They're building a City about .5 miles from my house
I may gain 180 lbs in the next 12 months.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
The Hartford area lacks BBQ
There’s 1 joint, Black Eyed Sally’s which is more cajun/creole than BBQ.
I guess there’s just no market for it up here.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 13, 2010 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
I've eaten at the one in Eastgate & Hyde Park
Eastgate was a memorable experience for the wrong reasons, but I also chalk that up to the clientele as much as the screwed up order.
When I was a tennant @ tOSU, I hit up the one in Upper Arlington weekly. Their brisket was surprisingly good.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 13, 2010 12:45 PM EST up reply actions
yessir
the brisket is tremendous. i dont know if they still run it, but last summer they had a special on Mondays where the sampler platter was only like 10 bucks. and it was plenty enough to feed both the Mrs. and myself. that and a birch beer and you got yerself some good eatin’.
by Charlie Scrabbles on Mar 13, 2010 1:00 PM EST up reply actions
I need to see if they still do that
Sounds like pure awesome.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Birch beer!
I haven’t had that since my Geno’s cheesesteak eatin’ Philly days
Birch beer as a fountain drink is outstanding
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 13, 2010 1:13 PM EST up reply actions
Thank God it's not on Wednesdays
Church tends to make that a bad day for me. Thursdays = much better chance of me driving down to Cincy for BBQ.
"Red Reporter - An elitist clique full of like-minded douchebags." - BK
my foot, your nuts, etc
I did it just to contrarian. And because I hate BK.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 12, 2010 8:41 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I thought obc was writing a BBQ FanPost
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 12, 2010 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
If we waited on him to get this done we wouldn't eat until Labor Day
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Busy as a mofo
I like the Colerain option. Someone may need to pick me up and return me to my fave westside haunt however. Seeing as how its the first thurs of march madness I’ll probably lose my sense of taste and ability to operate a motor vehicle by midafternoon….
by Ewok on Mar 13, 2010 8:39 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Lucky for you, I live close to both Walt's and your summer home
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I was off your exit last night
Had to partake in the Prime Rib/Filet Mignon after the Bobcats victory.
Off the charts good, Holmes. BB is da bomb and they have ribs!
by Ewok on Mar 14, 2010 10:26 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Jim Dandy's would be excellent as it is close to where I am presently working
with luck I can out early and be there by 7:00…of course you had to start the BBQ Fest just when I’m getting busy…If this is not an every week ordeal then, I’ll find a way to make it…now listen to jch you fucking lurkers…there are few things in life more fun than an RR outing….so I expect some of you to screw up your courage and join us…obc will buy your first beer..jch your 2nd, BK your 3rd, tHan your 4th beer and Slide or snohio will pick up the rest…Ash and I will there to cheer you on.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
slowly but surely...
I have been working on producing a CD for a woman singer out of LA this past week under a real time crunch…so many things to do – so little time.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
I disagree...
It can be unnerving to come to a Reds blog and see us all running around like chickens with our heads cut off arguing about God, trains, smoking, Mac vs. PCs, cats vs. dogs, etc.
I was actually moved to join up here due to this very thing. Mostly goodnatured, intelligent banter an a sports blog??? A very rare treasure indeed.
Also, I had to make a new account to post while at work, due to my company using crappy, crappy IE6. The “connect with Facebook” button makes the browser crash!
I agree, Walt's is the class of this group
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
It's very possible it'll come down to Walt's or BBQ Revue
Although Jim Dandy’s and Big Art’s certainly are no slouches.
With so few established BBQ joints for the Tri-State area, I feel that in order to gain notoriety and reputation you have to do it damn well. With the burger joints, it seems like there were really only maybe 5 that specialized in their burger (TTC, Gordo’s, Zip’s, Bard’s, Arthur’s), although countless other joints offered/served a burger, ya know?
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 13, 2010 12:52 PM EST up reply actions
I will not be able to make it to an outing this Thursday
combination of work, birthday and company have me busy that day.
Who's birthday?
If its your’s we’ll have the celebration at Jim Dandy’s, if its Chandra’s we’ll do it at ’Palomino’s’ Rib Chalet
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
i nominate this post
for the most misplaced apostrophe’s EVAR award.
and it’s my birthday
by 'tHan on Mar 13, 2010 11:03 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Rib City BBQ
It’s by Jungle Jim’s, and well worth the travel to get there. It blows Walt’s and City BBQ away, which is saying something.
Reeeaaaalllyyy?
I didn’t see it when I was doing research, but I’ll definitely add it to the list. Thanks man.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I don't know that blowing City BBQ away is all that of an accomplishment
It’s good for the BBQ curious, to see if you like BBQ. It’s good, but nothing City BBQ does is great. I would never specifically go to City BBQ for any one particular menu item.
Now if it blows Walt’s away, that’s an accomplishment. I will specifically go to Walt’s to get their Spicy Sausage and Sauerkraut, or their Yer Choice (Pork & Brisket, of course) with cornbread, saratoga chips and hot german potato salad, although if I’m feeling extra starchy I’ll go with the mac & cheese and mashed potatoes instead.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 13, 2010 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
Well, I was just comparing Rib City to other chain-type places.
I’d agree that City BBQ doesn’t do anything great, but they do everything fairly well. I love Walt’s brisket and they do other things well, but everything at Rib City is just phenomenal. Order the bacon cheese fries w/ spicy ranch for an appetizer (it’s good for you, I promise) then move onto the sliced pork/beef/turkey/chicken and some high-quality side items. Everything comes with this melt in your mouth garlic bread/texas toast type deal and they’ve got three or four homemade sauces for whatever your taste may be. They used to have nights where you could get 10 oz beers for a quarter, but I don’t know if that’s still around. Definitely my go-to BBQ place, and Walt’s is considerably closer to my house.
Can Rib City be pushed back until June?
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 13, 2010 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
the more the merrier, sir. We always enjoy meeting new people.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 13, 2010 6:55 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I forget where I posted this suggestion and am too lazy to search right now (or hung over, take your pick) but are there defined categories?
Ribs?
Brisket?
Chicken?
etc…
This is a good point
We’ve touched on it before, but we should probably designate roles. I want ribs or brisket. What say the rest of you guys?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 13, 2010 7:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
BBQ Categories
Brisket
Pork Ribs
Beef Ribs
Chicken
Pulled Pork
Pulled Chicken
Burnt Ends
Sausage
Sauce
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 13, 2010 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
All 9 categories
Unless you wanna combine pork & beef ribs, OR add more categories
Or are you volunteering to be the taste tester for those categories?
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 13, 2010 11:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
i meant those were the categories i would be focusing on
and i didn’t notice it having its own category at the end, but sauce will of course be extremely important.
I think chicken will be the most difficult category to judge
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 14, 2010 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Scared?
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 14, 2010 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions
No, not at all
BBQ chicken really isn’t my thing, since I typically find inconsistency from place to place. Some places get moisture from their sauce, others have overly moist chicken with crappy sauce. The real stinker is when you have really dry chicken with really crappy sauce. I’ve had chicken at a place one time and it’s great, and the next time it’s crappy. I just don’t get it. Maybe it’s the chicken.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 14, 2010 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions
I hear ya.
I like chicken but all the expert preparation and world-renowned sauces don’t change the fact that this fella doesn’t like to eat skin and/or suck bones.
Prolly start a flamewar here but.. wings suck. What are you? A bear?
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 15, 2010 10:30 AM EDT up reply actions
That's why I don't like ribs
All those bones.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
I hear ya
Chicken wings are probably one of the toughest foods/categories to judge. Me? I like mine a little more on the crispy side, not overly saucy, and prefer drumsticks. My good buddy, he loves underdone wings, a tad chewy and the more sauce the better. Don’t even get me started on the breaded vs naked wings. There is just no right answer!
It seems the “popular” wing places up here are known exclusively for their sauces, which I interpret as they don’t know how to properly cook a chicken wing to my standards, and drown the poor thing in sauce. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy a full, flavorful sauce, but I don’t want it to be the star of the show.
Same thing with my BBQ. I love a great smoke ring, little bit of char on the outside, tender succulent meat, but I want the protein to be the star of the show rather than the sauce taking the limelight. I suppose that’s why I’ve never cared for Montgomery Inn, since I think their sauce is way too sweet for my taste buds, and they make their sauce the star of the show, which says to me that their food sucks and they try and skate by on the popularity of their sauce.
/rant
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
real Buffalo wings
Don’t have much sauce at all. They are very, very hot, but dry and crispy.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
That's what I thought.
HighLife’s buddy enjoys the soggiest sloppiest whitest midwestern-est version of what the Buffalo Wing was intended to be.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 15, 2010 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't even know what to call what my buddy likes
except nasty. He likes nasty wings. And he doesn’t like heat or spice. He basically likes sweet stuff that just drips off his wings, and more often than not ends up on his cheeks and chin.
He appreciates great Scotch though, so he’s got that goin’ for him.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Having been to Duff's and Anchor Bar in Buffalo, surprisingly enough I enjoyed neither
I love heat and spice, but their wings were too dry, but I did appreciate their crispiness.
I actually prefer a nicely dry-rubbed wing that’s been deep fried with a nice crust, and then lightly sauced.
All this wing talk looks like a forecast to 2011, the RR Wing Tour!
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I disagree with you pretty much entirely
well-cooked meat is fantastic, obviously, but I can’t help it. If the sauce is fantastic, I’ll eat everything and love it. I’d love to be a BBQ snob but it’s just not in me, it’s all about the sauce.
BTW, best beef (rib/brisket/whatevs) sauce will always, always, have red wine in it.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
I bet you like Montgomery Inn's sauce!
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
but in all honesty my dad's home made sauce is the best
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
oh fucking gross
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Mar 15, 2010 11:27 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I rofl'd
Then I played the piano in a bear suit for good measure.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
wait.....
Rolf was a dog. I guess my memory was a little Fozzie there.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 16, 2010 9:49 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I flag'd it for being totally not funny
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Mar 17, 2010 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm in for brisket or pulled pork
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Mar 13, 2010 8:00 PM EST up reply actions
I'm in for whatever
I’ll prob go with what the proprietor considers their specialty.
by Ewok on Mar 14, 2010 10:30 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
PUT SOME IN A BOX
and mail it to me.
The baseball-bat collision is violent and involves large forces which act over a very short time and which compress the ball to a fraction of its normal size. -- Alan M. Nathan
That sounds like a job for crolfer.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 14, 2010 7:00 PM EDT up reply actions
What's wrong with the site?
I’m out, I gots bidness to tend to.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
After 8?
I’m in – Thursday IS a good night but I can’t escape the house until the kids are down. I’m usually free after 8.. I will def. be at BBQ Review since it is less than 10 minutes from my house..
I’ll see what’s up for this Thursday and see if I can make it..
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
8 is better for me too...especially cause I want to hang out with snohio
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
I'm out by 7
Gotta find a place to hunker down for the 725pm Ohio/Georgetown game.
by Ewok on Mar 15, 2010 11:08 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
MMmmm....Q.
Can’t make it, but reading this provoked me to hit up Billy’s in Lexington for a jumbo sammy. I’m an easy sell.
Oh yeah, Jim Dandy’s definitely gets my vote.
Set the gearshift to the high gear of your soul.
by Kevin Mitchell is Batman on Mar 14, 2010 8:31 PM EDT reply actions
If you guys want to show up at 8:00 that's fine
We probably won’t wait to order but it’s not the end of the world.
I’m thinking Jim Dandy’s so we ‘tHan can make it to Walt’s, since I think Walt’s will be in the top three. Any objections?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Just order me some brisket.
Hopefully we’ll be adjusted to the time change by Thursday.. The kids were all keyed up last night because they weren’t ready for bed yet.. The time change kills them..
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
6:30 screwdrivers!

"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 15, 2010 10:55 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Where does Burbank's fall on the goodness scale?
I love that place. Pulled pork with the tangy sauce in the yellow bottle.
I like Burbanks
It’s on the list, for a future poll. What I have noticed is that NKY is way underrepresented. Does anyone know of good BBQ in Kentucky?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 15, 2010 7:46 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Korean BBQ is a completely different animal
While it’s technically BBQ (due to sauce alone), the cooking methods/processes are radically different.
At least I think so…
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Do Koreans make stir fry?
Their BBQ is mighty tasty, but I wouldn’t put it up against Texas BBQ, Memphis BBQ, Carolina BBQ or Kansas City BBQ. Comparing apples to oranges to bananas to pineapples.
Hell, of the mainstream US BBQ regions, they don’t even have the same sauce base. Some are ketchup/tomato, some molasses, some vinegar. How do you compare those? It’s like comparing Chicago-style against NYC-style against New Haven-style (which sucks btw, learn to make a pizza, Connecticut) for pizza.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
"Red Reporter: Learn to make pizza, Connecticut!"
I love this place.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 15, 2010 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
People from New Haven are just silly in general
Frank Pepe’s vs Sally’s. Food Network and The Travel Channel have both done pieces on these pieces of shit pizza places. In the Hartford area, we now have Joey Garlic’s, which tries to do their take on New Haven style. Waste of time and money.
New Haven’s actually the rumored birthplace of the burger, at this place.
Travel Channel recently named that place the #1 chowdown spot in America, on their Chowdown Countdown. Talk about a fucking letdown. One of the worst burgers I’ve ever had. Quatman’s actually does a better burger than this burger birthplace.
Honestly, good food is the one thing I miss most since moving to CT. They do decent seafood up here, which you’d hope being so close to fresh ingredients. Apparently my taste buds just don’t jive with their other local delicacies, aside from kielbasa. Being 1/2 Polish, I appreciate good kielbasa, and up in New Britain they have some damn fine kielbasa.
The only good thing about living in CT is I’m 90 minutes from either NYC or Boston, either location I can find some damn good food.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
what i wouldn't do for some food in connecticut
there’s only so much hummus one can eat. there’s no such thing as a good burger, zero bbq anything, and i am dying for a good chicken wing. i’m almost out of frank’s red hot sauce and they don’t have it here. i put tabasco on everything because it’s the only thing available to spice things up.
i’m cooking some cincinnati chili for some lebanese friends in the coming weeks. can’t wait.
sooooo hungry. so jealous of the bbq nights.
We'll post pics for you, it'll be just like being there! :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 15, 2010 12:32 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Lebanese barbecue isn't spicy?
I thought all Mediterranean type food was.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
no. no med food is spicy.
i mean hot spicy. sure, there are plenty of spices, but mostly oregano and that type.
Yeah, I never really thought about it but now that ya mention it..
given the choice that’s probably why I always choose Indian (and sometimes Chinese) over Greek.
We have some good/great Greek and Mediterranean food in Columbus but there are times I’d rather eat at Panda Express. It’s not good but it can bring the heat.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 15, 2010 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
yeah, i ate chinese a couple of days ago so i could have some spice
there are only like three indian restaurants in beirut, and they’re all in the suburbs. i eat indian food all the time, so it’s tough not being able to. there’s a new persian restaurant i want to try soon.
i love greek food, more than lebanese, but i can’t seem to find any greek restaurants. guess when i go to cyprus next month (to watch opening day – have to go somewhere where i can get live streaming video!) i’ll have that chance.
there really isn’t much variety in restaurants, surprising for being such a large city. and despite having a sizable filipino population, there are no filipino restaurants.
I'm marrying a Greek girl in July
The Greek food and home recipes are definite bonuses though. There are a couple of great Greek / Med. places in Hilliard that we frequent quite often, for those near Columbus that happen to be interested in Greek food.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Mar 15, 2010 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I'll let my wife know as she works closer to Hilliard than I usually find myself.
Personally if I’m hungry in Hilliard I’m hitting the Starliner DIner.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 15, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Ha, I love me some Starliner Diner.
The two places I’m talking about are The Olive Tree Cafe in the Tinapple Plaza and Big Fat Greek Kuzina (yeah, silly name) on Fishinger and Riverside. My wife-to-be is friends with the family that owns it and they make some foodstuffs.
Calmer than you are.
by 3 Fast 3 Furious on Mar 15, 2010 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
I've driven by 'Big Fat Greek Kuzina' and thought they should shorten the name
to either ‘Kuzina’ or "Big Fatty’s’
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 15, 2010 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I tease Greek food a lot
but they probably do the best grilled meat as a culture: no sauce, no overcooked. Just simple and delicious.
Oh, and uh, congrats on the marrying. I’ve heard good things about that (not necessarily from RR)
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
Hey now
I would never speak an ill word of marriage! :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I sure won't - 33yrs of bliss for me and hard work and agaony for the FMM
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
i'm against it
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course you are, no wants to marry you :P
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 15, 2010 11:43 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
love you too JCH
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Will you marry me, Jutsin?
I promise to love you forever!
/third time’s a charm’d?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
easy there champ
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 16, 2010 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
I wonder why hot pepper never caught on there?
Peppers are a new world plant, and not really traditional anywhere in Eurasia. Yet some places adopted them so thoroughly that it’s hard to imagine their cuisine without it. Like Hunan/Szechuan, a lot of Filipino food, etc.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
What does filipino taste like?
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by jch24 on Mar 15, 2010 1:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
It's a very diverse country
There are almost 200 different languages spoken there.
But the kind of food served in the Manila area is sort of a mix of Spanish and Chinese, along with some Polynesian.
Adobo is a signature dish. It’s drier than Spanish adobo, with soy sauce and vinegar. Lechon (whole roasted pig) is another signature dish. Dishes that show the Asian influence include lumpia (thin, crispy egg rolls) and pancit (Filipino lo mein).
An infamous dish I’ve never tried: balut. Duck or chicken embryos. I like eggs, and I like poultry, but I don’t wanna eat fetuses.
Overall, the dominant flavors are hot pepper and vinegar – the food tastes very hot and sour to American tastebuds.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Hungarian is all about the pepper
Goulash, Paprikash, all that sort of stuff. It’s probably their thing.
If any of y’all end up in Cleveland, I couldn’t recommend this place enough.
Outside of that, there’s a lot of pepper in Turkish cuisine, but less as a seasoning than as a vegetable. Stuffed peppers, peppers on salads, etc. If you get a kebab anywhere from Athens to Beijing, it’s going to be served with a grilled hot pepper on the side.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
what did they do
Before the New World was “discovered”?
And what the heck did Italians eat, before they got peppers and tomatoes from the New World, and pasta from the Chinese?
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
Why do I want to say that Romans were really into goose liver?
by Brendanukkah on Mar 15, 2010 10:29 PM EDT up reply actions
umm, they rode around and ate lots of meat
Italians ate fish and mice, nothing big grows in the peninsula.
There’s a reason why spices were so expensive. Food sucked before then.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
by Cy Schourek on Mar 15, 2010 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions
I think squashes are native to the Americas, too
The Irish used to carve turnips. It was us Yanks that turned to pumpkins instead.
All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?
should be some good French food, non?
I wonder how seperate Lebanese food is from Syrian. Are you able to get any Muhammara?
If you need a break, Antakya and the Hatay are just a short ferry away…that was some of the best food, regionally speaking, that I had in Turkey.
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
no ferries in Lebanon
lebanese food is mediterranean, syrian is middle eastern. sure there’s some overlap but they are two separate cultures (despite syria’s best attempts.)
french food is for the maronites. there are many french restaurants in a higher priced part of town, but i’m not into the pretentious bullshit that goes with it. and i’m not much of a fan of french food, anyway, with all of that heavy cream sauce.
there’s an overpriced argentinian steakhouse i might try soon. i don’t know what the difference between argentinian steak and texas steak is.
no ferries?
maybe you could take a train, then…
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
is this site ever serious when it comes to trains?
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
I had no idea until Thursday that Connecticut had there own style of pizza
now it comes back just a couple of days later. The things I learn.
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions
you're kind of a BBQ socialist, yknow
All BBQs are equal! The best ability to the best work! Fuck Connecticut!
"And then there was the USAID guy in Kandahar who drove a giant pink Cadillac, which the locals set on fire one day. If you wanted to destroy something symbolic during a riot, you just could not do better than that. Good stuff." - Ghosts of Alexander
All BBQ is not equal, sir
But yes, fuck Connecticut and it’s lack of good food
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 9:37 PM EDT up reply actions
I got it, but couldn't rec it from my phone
I just corrected that injustice. :)
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Ton-ton.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 15, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Deliciously ironic?
Hey, here’s something kinda funny..
I saw a dude named ‘Ewok’ ask what animal he might be eating when he eats Korean barbecue. So I thought, “Star Wars animal?… Ton ton.” So I Googled it to check the correct spelling and posted “Ton-ton.” Then went I went to close the Google window I saw other descriptions and I learned that “Tonton” is a pig in a Korean anime series.
Huh.
"Let's get this movie. We already have the underwear."
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 15, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Ask, and ye shall receive
The abridged version is beef short ribs.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Burbank's closed last year
There are a few hidden gems in KY.
by Ewok on Mar 15, 2010 10:41 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
we need to find out if any of those places would be kind enough to show OU getting blown out by 20+ on TV
Otherwise we’ll be having whine with dinner.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
by jch24 on Mar 15, 2010 12:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Excuse me, do you mind us watching a Bobcat raping
While we eat, of course
I wonder what BBQ Bobcat tastes like
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 15, 2010 12:03 PM EDT up reply actions
i'm an incredibly lukewarm maybe/maybe not
i might go to Opening Day!!!
happy bday tHan!
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
Because Opening Day would TOTALLY shun the UK game for the OU game
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Best KY BBQ
Eddie’s in Florence
Walt’s Hitching Post (at bottom of Kyle’s Lane/KY 17 intersection)
and then not much else, unfortunately.
"Life is good....life is good...life is good..life is good" jch
I've never had Eddie's but you're about the fifth person to tell me it's good
Add it to the list, I say.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
So 8pm at Jim Dandy's?
Is that what we are doing…
I must make plans..
I have a busy schedule…
I am important…
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
you keep saying that
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 15, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
No matter how many times you say 8:00, it's still not right
7:00…..place to be determined. I will let everyone know for sure by 9:00 PM tomorrow.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Makes underarm fart noises
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
by Madville on Mar 16, 2010 7:53 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
See you guys at 11:45
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Mar 16, 2010 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Then it's settled.
Subway at 1:20
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Mar 16, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 16, 2010 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
this thread is ruined
i made one comment (in jest) about chung kiwha and you guys go off on a tangent about lebanese food. i wish that just once rr could stay on topic.
or at least avoid Lebanese food
Everyone knows the only good food in Lebanon is The Golden Lamb
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 16, 2010 10:19 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well, what do you expect?
If they live until adulthood, they can spoil. You have to get ‘em when they’re young.
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
by crolfer on Mar 16, 2010 11:23 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
So then, is it 8:00pm at Jom Dandy's?
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
Jim Dandy's, 7:00 PM EDST Thursday March 18, 2010
Be there or be square.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
(sdcrolls up, clicks link)
Here ya go buddy:
2343 East Sharon Road
Cincinnati, OH 45241
(513) 771-4888
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I should have said that when I was in Austria...
"People don't kill people. Burning oreo packages kill people."
I'm hoping to read a review of the following menu items:
Pulled Pork
Pulled Chicken
Beef Brisket
Smoked Kielbasa
Baby Back Ribs
St. Louis Ribs
Wood Fire Chicken (Leg & Thigh)
Red Beans & Rice
Baked Beans
Cole Slaw
Mac & Cheese
Potato Salad
Bread Pudding
Saratoga Chips
Jambalaya
That is all
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 17, 2010 1:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Don't foget
Beer
Bourbon
Gin and Tonics
Applesauce.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
I think they only serve beer @ Jim Dandy's, no?
Although BBQ & Bourbon is a damn tasty combination, all smooth, charcoally and delicious
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 17, 2010 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Read an article this morning that reminded me of this quasi-foodie thread.
Soon after the United States "discovered" salsa in the 1980s, it soared to popularity, famously outselling ketchup by 1992. American cooks flirted with peach salsa and corn salsa, while supermarket salsa evolved into a thick, sweet mix.
But on its global journey, salsa as it is actually made in Mexico often became lost.
Irma Verdejo, an owner of Tulcingo del Valle in Hell’s Kitchen, said that her customers often see it as a generic mix-and-match condiment.
"I fight with people about salsa all the time," she said. "They want to put this salsa with that dish, or they want it more spicy, or less spicy. And they always think it should be free."
Javier Olmedo, a Oaxaca University student and aspiring chef, said: "Watching someone shovel in salsa with tortilla chips is strange to Mexicans. Like how an American would feel watching someone drink salad dressing out of the bottle."
, bitches!
by Fat Vegas Alan on Mar 17, 2010 10:41 AM EDT reply actions
So at this point, who's in?
I’m in, Ash is in. Mads and snohio, it looks like this place closes at 8:30 so keep that in mind. obc and BK, you in or out? There are two big TVs there but I doubt they have the DirecTV package.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
GrooveLeg, you in?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
I'm in
However, we’ve only got 3 people out of 7 able to go and review the BBQ (since obc and tHan are terrible people and Mads and snohio are getting there late). Do we want to postpone this stop for a day that works better for people and go somewhere and watch basketball instead or bite the bullet and go with the little crew we’ve got. jch and I don’t mind either way, what do the others attending think?
"aaron harnann is so aweseom" - justin
by BK on Mar 17, 2010 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
I will endeavor to get there as close to 7 as I can...
If I lose my job it will be for a worthy cause…
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
They close at 8:30?
WTF is up with that?? Please tell me there is an after-party somewhere.. If I don’t get there before they close, txt me the next stop..
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
Barnesburg Tavern on Springdale
i think the BBQ is postponed until a non First Thursday of March Madness date and time.
Thursdays are great..
And damn.. I was going to be able to make it at 7..
Education is what you get from reading the directions. Experience is what you get from not reading them.
Yeah well...yeah...Thursdays are acceptable but I can't drive all the way to Tri-county...even to hang with you.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
Eyewitness Report: St Paddy's Day edition
Place: Top Shelf, or was it Top Flight? (on da west side)
If you are in the mood for extremely mild wings (even the hottest hot wing sauce they have is a tick under most places Medium) in an incredibly loud environment, this is the place for you! Seriously, CVG baggage handlers work in a quieter environment.
Lotsa cougars were the prowl to boot. You know its a unique environment when jch thinks that the women are vying for his attention a little too aggressively. Disclosure: he was wearing his Louisville gear, all black, on St Patricks Day, chick magnet style.
Wings were crap, had to yell to be heard, and that "lady" was creeping me out
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Barnesburg is the class of the west side joints
it puts Opening Day in 2nd place status.
Top Shelf resides with Quatmans. Better food, worse atmosphere. Tie game.
I thought it was standard operating procedure to avoid the west side?
Nothing good goin’ on over in the west side of town
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 18, 2010 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
So they did burgers last year and are doing BBQ this year?
Are they happy Walt traded Wily too?
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
they have MABaG burger ranked 2nd
they lost their burger rep card….along with Mo.
i’d say we’re the last legit online burger tour.
MABaG? Really?
Wow.
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
Maybe they know how to order a burger @ MAB&G
Double cheeseburger
Bun, cheese, burger, cheese, burger, cheese, bun.
It ain’t rocket science, and it sure as shit ain’t a fuckin’ olive burger.
by Highlifeman21 on Mar 18, 2010 2:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Just had lunch at 'Cook Shack' at Broad and James in Columbus.
Not bad. Especially for the price.
The corn bread was the sweetest I’ve ever had. (That’s not a good thing for me but some folks dig it.)
They don’t have french fries and they don’t have hush puppies. We had green beans and Mac’n’Cheese for our sides. Both were very good. I wolfed down their pulled pork sammich so I guess it was pretty good too.
I won’t take your time with a full review other than to say that it’s worth considering if you want to save a few bucks that Hoggy’s and City Barbecue would take from your pockets. (And it’s as clean and friendly as either of those places.) Cook Shack also has a downtown location that the others do not.
, bitches!
I have no idea wgat is going on but I an going to JimFucking Dandy's tonight..
Maybe I’ll my own BBQFest.
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.
perhaps you should call a taxi to get there?
Volquez, Bailey, Cueto, Chapman, and Leake. The future is so bright I have to wear sunglasses.
by justin007000 on Mar 18, 2010 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions
We're meeting at Barnesburgh Tavern to watch the games
Come on out!
"They're the ones that gave you the keys, they can’t get upset when you crash the car" -- 'tHan on my being a mod
What no Jim Dandy's
Christ on a cheerleader..I just worked it out to be able slide out of work early to go there…I’ve never heard of Barnesburgher’s. Anyway I thought we’d changed from burghers to BBQ…is this at 5761 Springdale Road ? that’s like in Tri-County…right?
Shit…reasons I can’t attend:
1. Springdale is the new Lincoln heights and I’m ‘wanted’ there.
2. tHan ain’t going
3. Jim Dandy’s is right up the street from where I’m presently working
4. I’m doing BBQ and not burghers
5. this place looks like a country bar…but a modern country bar…not a good old boy funky country bar.
6. snohio can’t come
7. I’ve never been to a country bar that has offered good pulled pork sandwiches
8. I believe that this place is technically on the west side
9. Thursday nite special is overpriced -
Thursday Dinner Special:
8oz Ribeye Steak Dinner
USDA Choice fresh handcut steak
Served with choice of two sides.
$12.99
10. No pole dancing.
So when do we hit Jim Dandy’s – next Thursday?
Gleet:The chronic morbid discharge as from the nostrils of horses.

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